Introduction to SMS

SMS (Short Message Service) is a text communication service component of a mobile communication device. Short messages are exchanged between mobile phones using standardised communication protocols. SMS is widely used among mobile phone subscriber users. The term SMS is used as a synonym for all types of short text messaging, as well as the user activity.

The availability of business information on the fly without any dependency is the need of the hour for any business owner or a salesman who is out of office. Accessing information from anywhere keeps the business owner and the sales man updated. It enables them in taking the right decision at the appropriate time thus helping the business owner in contributing towards the positive growth of the business and staying ahead of the competitors.

Using the available spectrum of technologies, gadgets and a combination of simple English, Tally.ERP 9 is enabled to access information from anywhere via SMS. A simple convenient solution to get the business information at finger tips while you are on the move without carrying any advanced gadgets or implementing a complex setup.

Configuring Tally.ERP 9 for SMS is a simple three step procedure which is detailed in the forthcoming chapter. The user authorised to access information from the respective company posts a query to extract information using the Natural Language via short message service while being away from the business. Based on the query posted the system queries to extract the required information from the company connected to Tally.NET Server and sends back the reply to the authorised users mobile phone.